HMHS Britannic (Kea Island, Greece -- 385 fsw)

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That is very tempting. The Merrick was on my list the last time I was there but conditions weren't right to dive it.

I will send you a DM regarding scheduling. I'd love to get back up there and dive them.

- brett
Don't waste your time on schooners. The steamers and freighters are more interesting.
 
My reason for the schooner was to build a photogrammetry model which would be hugely challenging at that depth. :)

- brett
What's the largest wreck that has been modeled in your experience?
 
What's the largest wreck that has been modeled in your experience?

Well, if you really want to go big, the Titanic -- but that was not by divers but still an unbelievable achievement.


In terms of divers, probably the Thistlegorm:


But that was, as I understand it, a team of divers that worked on it.

I've spent some time building a model of the Yukon here in San Diego which is about 110m long and resting on her starboard side. I would be done; however, the kelp on the port side has been a constant thorn in my side. I'm still trying to find some time to go back and resolve the seaweed issue and then finish it:


- brett
 
Well, if you really want to go big, the Titanic -- but that was not by divers but still an unbelievable achievement.


In terms of divers, probably the Thistlegorm:


But that was, as I understand it, a team of divers that worked on it.

I've spent some time building a model of the Yukon here in San Diego which is about 110m long and resting on her starboard side. I would be done; however, the kelp on the port side has been a constant thorn in my side. I'm still trying to find some time to go back and resolve the seaweed issue and then finish it:


- brett
We are looking to do a model of a 436ft freighter(s) at 195, 230, and 270. When we asked one group they said over 30 dives to complete the model.
 
You're some diver beldridg
 
We are looking to do a model of a 436ft freighter(s) at 195, 230, and 270. When we asked one group they said over 30 dives to complete the model.

Quite honestly, a lot depends upon the level of detail you want/need, the level of accurate color representation, and the visibility of the water.

For example, Marcus & Pete are working on the Truk Wreck Baseline Project and are using cameras mounted on scooters. They get wrecks done in a very, very fast amount of time. They have done some really big wrecks in just 1 or 2 dives.

I've spent two dives on a single airplane because I want to get a huge level of detail and the visibility is usually 3-5m.

The Thistlegorm project I referenced too 12 dives with about 14 hours in water (not sure how much of that was deco or if there were multiple divers) but they also did most of the interior.

I know some guys in Australia who are working as a team and they all have GoPro cameras. They did the 300' long USS Apogon sub in Bikini in a single dive. I did the same exact class of sub in a much higher level of detail here in California (USS Moray) in 4 dives.

As with most things, "it depends" is the case here.

- brett
 
What a Dive!!! Certainly a grade A bucket list vessel.

As to the pursuit of other "interesting" deep wrecks, how about UC-97, the German WWI U-Boat at the bottom of Lake Michigan?
 
What a Dive!!! Certainly a grade A bucket list vessel.

As to the pursuit of other "interesting" deep wrecks, how about UC-97, the German WWI U-Boat at the bottom of Lake Michigan?

I haven't kept up on it. Has it been proven that it was located? Are the coordinates and depth published?

Another WW1 German sub that we received as part of the Armistice, the UB-88, is here off the coast of California and I've done quite a few dives on her and built a full photogrammetry model. She is about 190' deep to the sand. She sank on Jan 3, 1921 during target practice.

- brett
 
@beldridg coming out of the UB88. One of the few people I know that have been inside bow to stern.

I may have laughed at him trying to exit on this dive ;-)
 

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